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more not for profit tourneys , all volunteer, cheap trophies or tags , bring your own freaking lunch , no disc or money in anyones pocket.
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Disc Golf. What's MISSING???
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thenamesben
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bthoma1
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douchey shirts and jackass pants?
Oh oh and stupid hats!!
Oh oh and stupid hats!!
CaptainAnhyzer
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I have always played everything as a 3 so par is just a number that really has no bearing on game play, it's just easier to remember +2,-1, ect, rather than you score. That being said, out of all the ideas that I have read in this thread, hands down the best way to promote/advance the sport is to get high school and college level clubs organized. It has to be a bottom up approach. The more people playing the more the sport will be force to grow. With that growth better course (pay to play),more stream line rules, and yes possibly beer carts driven by hotties in bikinis will be in the future of the sport. The 'top down' idea of a star is fun, but impractical. A star is only going to be meaningful to people already involved in the sport.
What the sport really needs is a more organized way of teaching people the fundamentals of throwing. Like tennis, golf, Jai alai, or baseball there are things that need to be taught before you will realize any big advancement in your game. Many of the older players here, like me, did it over a long period of time from watching and talking to other people. Most people aren't as patient.
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Looking at some of the replies, I guess it depends on what you think is wrong with it on what you think is missing.
This goes back to the debate of making it main stream and tee-tiems and all of that. A lot of this stuff has a cost and really, I am happy with the way it is now. Maybe could use a little more attention for pro circuits but I like the casual game as is.
This goes back to the debate of making it main stream and tee-tiems and all of that. A lot of this stuff has a cost and really, I am happy with the way it is now. Maybe could use a little more attention for pro circuits but I like the casual game as is.
ShopTom.com
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The game needs defense so it could be considered a sport.
mutigers13
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College competitions would be amazing. As a college kid, I have to say that if colleges made teams that compete against each other I would probably make a mess in my pants (the good kind of mess 
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Yeah, I saw that episode too. I can't say that it showed disc golf in the best light, but then, I can't believe that kids watch such poorly written, acted and directed shows.
Here's the episode online: http://www.viddler.com/explore/katherinee/videos/3/
Tom Wilson (Biff from Back to the Future is in it).
I think it would be awesome to have the colleges pick it up. I can just see the cheering sections and rowdy teams pumping each other up. I went to Michigan State University and I think it would set a foundation for the sport. Heck, if they have a bowling team in high school (I actually was on it lol), then there has to be the resources to play some disc.
I think one thing that is missing in this sport is serial ax killers who go after people who are too obsessed about things like standardization. We have standardization rules for our equipment already and that's enough. This isn't ball golf. Different game, different culture.
Besides that, unlike our big brother sport a hole can be far more dynamically changed when we move a pin from its short position to its long position, and vice versa, therefore some firm catch all establishment of par is pointless.
Okay, siderant on par, over.
I do agree something that I see missing in some extent is a means to introduce people to disc golf in a more family friendly manner. Most kids that I see playing today play it because their disc golfing parents introduced them to it. Same goes with the few kids I see playing in the juniors divisions at tournaments. Doing something through the schools would help this considerably, but the problem is that a lot of schools don't have access to a course.
Par is supposed to be a standard of excellence, not of averageness. How many ball golfers do you know who ever shoot par in their life?
Besides that, unlike our big brother sport a hole can be far more dynamically changed when we move a pin from its short position to its long position, and vice versa, therefore some firm catch all establishment of par is pointless.
Okay, siderant on par, over.
I do agree something that I see missing in some extent is a means to introduce people to disc golf in a more family friendly manner. Most kids that I see playing today play it because their disc golfing parents introduced them to it. Same goes with the few kids I see playing in the juniors divisions at tournaments. Doing something through the schools would help this considerably, but the problem is that a lot of schools don't have access to a course.
College competitions would be amazing. As a college kid, I have to say that if colleges made teams that compete against each other I would probably make a mess in my pants (the good kind of mess
There are college championships every year, but they are only club teams. The website isn't up for next year's tournament, but the last one from Aprilish is still up.
http://ncdgu.com/
It's not that amazing, but a few of my friends and I are hoping to go this year.
I don't like the idea of school teams due to the fact that it would create another elite group that thinks their sh!t doesn't stink. Can you imagie trying to find a course on a weekend that didn't have a competition going on. I'd imagine they'd have clout to reserve the course. I live in a disc golf state and many of the vandalism problems we face are due to high school and college kids. I know someone is about to say how the programs will teach values but football is claimed to teach values and in my expierence it doesn't work.
Also, I play all threes, put par in golf is for spectators so they know where players stand when starting on different holes.
Also, I play all threes, put par in golf is for spectators so they know where players stand when starting on different holes.
Since I started the drift about collegiate & high school golf, I think I'll drift further for a moment.
I'm aware that there's a collegiate championship event, run by Pete May in Augusta. It's one of many examples of volunteers putting their effort where their mouth is, and trying to build up disc golf. I applaud it.
It's limitation is that it's a once-a-year event, for which teams are put together for that one event. With a fixed location, it draws most heavily from schools in the southeast.
I've been around for 14 years and am very pleased with the growth I've seen, in courses and players and tournaments, and I expect to see continued growth. I think scholastic sports is one untapped direction it might go.
We once dabbled with forming a match-play league between nearby cities, where clubs would face each other in home-and-away, two-team matches something like the Ryder Cup. It was fun, but fell apart largely because it was left in my hands.
I think the scholastic route would be for someone---someone other than me----to create head-to-head events between schools that are relatively close together. Were it start in a relatively small area, perhaps it would branch out. A match between two schools that already have a sports rivalry (pick your favorite) might generate some attention from the media or school supporters.
Perhaps someones already doing this, and I just don't know about it.
Anyway, in the general subject of what's missing from disc golf, I think scholastic competitions is certainly something other sports, both major and minor, have and build on.
I'm aware that there's a collegiate championship event, run by Pete May in Augusta. It's one of many examples of volunteers putting their effort where their mouth is, and trying to build up disc golf. I applaud it.
It's limitation is that it's a once-a-year event, for which teams are put together for that one event. With a fixed location, it draws most heavily from schools in the southeast.
I've been around for 14 years and am very pleased with the growth I've seen, in courses and players and tournaments, and I expect to see continued growth. I think scholastic sports is one untapped direction it might go.
We once dabbled with forming a match-play league between nearby cities, where clubs would face each other in home-and-away, two-team matches something like the Ryder Cup. It was fun, but fell apart largely because it was left in my hands.
I think the scholastic route would be for someone---someone other than me----to create head-to-head events between schools that are relatively close together. Were it start in a relatively small area, perhaps it would branch out. A match between two schools that already have a sports rivalry (pick your favorite) might generate some attention from the media or school supporters.
Perhaps someones already doing this, and I just don't know about it.
Anyway, in the general subject of what's missing from disc golf, I think scholastic competitions is certainly something other sports, both major and minor, have and build on.
Were school competitions to occur, they might best be on weekday afternoons, with a single round. Not so much for your concerns, but the fact that many of the players would also be regular tournament players, and scheduling school play around tournament schedules would be impossible.
Also, consider that if schools had teams, it might lead to more courses....
I dont see why a disc cap need be implimented? Your individual performance is not affected by how many bags Joe Blow is lugging around. You should be able to play with what you want. The 14 club cap in ball golf has nothing to do with disc golf; that is a silly comparison.
As for par. Whether it exists or not really doesn't matter.
Total score is really what counts, I play every course everywhere regardless of postings or difficulty as a par three. It makes it easy to keep score and I can add up my total at the end of a round.
I hate the comparison to ball golf. Similar concept yes, but completely different game.
As for par. Whether it exists or not really doesn't matter.
Total score is really what counts, I play every course everywhere regardless of postings or difficulty as a par three. It makes it easy to keep score and I can add up my total at the end of a round.
I hate the comparison to ball golf. Similar concept yes, but completely different game.
Ditto to David. Well said.
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